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Biblical inspiration, canon, the Apocrypha, and John's Gospel reliability.
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Does the Holy Bible Call Itself the Holy Bible? Sam Shamoun Muslims argue that, unlike the word Quran which appears as the name given to their…
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Does the Holy Bible claim to be the inspired Word of God? Sam Shamoun Oftentimes, when a Christian quotes 2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All scripture is…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues4,701 words24 min
The Epistle of 2 Peter A Thorough Look at the Scholarly Defenses of Petrine Authorship Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun In their zeal to attack the veracity and…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues7,506 words38 min
The Epistle of 2 Peter A Thorough Look at the Scholarly Defenses of Petrine Authorship Pt. 2 Sam Shamoun We continue from where we left off by now…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues1,065 words5 min
The Epistle of 2 Peter A Thorough Look at the Scholarly Defenses of Petrine Authorship Pt. 3 Sam Shamoun We will now conclude with the comments of NT…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues3,626 words18 min
Are The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun Muslims like to bring up the subject of the canon in order to cast doubt on the…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues1,987 words10 min
Are The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? Pt. 2 Sam Shamoun We resume our discussion of the Apocrypha. Why The Apocrypha Are Not Scripture The…
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Are The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? Pt. 3 Sam Shamoun We continue from where we left off. The Testimony of the Apocrypha The Apocrypha…
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Are The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? Pt. 4 Sam Shamoun We continue from where we left off by taking a look at the witness of the early church…
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Are the Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? Appendix Addressing Some Arguments in Support of the Apocrypha Sam Shamoun In this particular section we…
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A Conservative Christian Expositor’s Evaluation of John’s Gospel Sam Shamoun Seeing just how fond Muslims are in citing critical scholars who…
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Revisiting the Issue of the Age for Marriage Sam Shamoun This article is intended to provide further confirmation for the arguments that I raised in…
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A Theological and Textual Critique of Islamic Claims Concerning Biblical Faith By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba Theological Institute_ Introduction…
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THE GOD OF THE BIBLE VS. THE GOD OF ISLAM: A CALL TO DISCERNMENT A Preaching Article / Sermon By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba Theological Institute_…
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Side-by-Side Textual Comparison: Healing in the Bible vs. the Qur’an Category| Bible (Old & New Testament)| Qur’an ---|---|--- Named Sick Person| ✔…
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If the Bible Is Corrupt, Where Is the Original? A Call for Evidence _By Dr. Maxwell Shimba_ One of the most frequent claims in Muslim–Christian…
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🛑 If the Bible is Corrupt… Where Is the Original? _By Dr. Maxwell Shimba_ Muslims often claim: _“The Bible has been corrupted.”_ But let’s pause and…
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A Scholarly Response to the Claim of “Unfulfilled Prophecies” in the Bible By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute The claim that the…
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A Comparative Apologetic Analysis of Allah, the Qur’an, Islam, and Muhammad vs. Jesus, the Bible, and Christianity By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues1,136 words6 min
GOD IS IMPARTIAL, BUT ALLAH IS PARTIAL: A THEOLOGICAL COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE GOD OF THE BIBLE AND THE ALLAH OF THE QUR’AN By Dr. Max Shimba…
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Translated into English by Dr. Maxwell Shimba Shimba Theological Institute Why Is Jesus Called God? Through the Qur’an and the Bible Many loud claims…
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Translated into English and arranged academically By Dr. Maxwell Shimba Shimba Theological Institute The Bible Is Not Corrupted — Rather, Muslims…
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Title: Reclaiming Dignity: A Theological and Biblical Response to Islamic Female Veiling Practices Author: Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Shimba Theological…
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Does Islam Permit Anal Sex (Tigo)? A Biblical and Qur’anic Ethical and Medical Examination By Dr. Maxwell Shimba _Max Shimba Ministries Org_ Abstract…
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By Dr. Maxwell Shimba – Shimba Ministries Org Abstract This paper critically explores the origins of Islam and its eschatological claims in light of…
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Title: _The Two Spiritual Lineages in Biblical Theology: A Theological Critique of Islam’s Anthropological and Ethical Framework_ Abstract: This…
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By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute Abstract The relationship between Islam and Christianity, especially in their foundational texts,…
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By Dr. Maxwell Shimba, Shimba Theological Institute THE SIJIDA (PROSTRATION) OF MUSLIMS AS THE MARK OF THE ANTICHRIST: EVIDENCE FROM BIBLICAL…
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Introduction The critical examination of the Islamic conception of Allah, especially in comparison to the biblical revelation of God, reveals…
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Introduction In evaluating the truth-claims of any religion, the alignment between its teachings and observable reality is paramount. Islam claims…
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A widely held belief among Muslims is that the Bible has been corrupted and changed. This claim often surfaces at the beginning of any…
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THE QUESTION OF MUSLIMS TO CHRISTIANS: WHO WAS GIVEN THE BIBLE? This is the question of Muslims, that the Bible is not the Book of God because they…
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Friday, April 12, 2019 WONDERS OF THE WORLD AND CONGRATULATIONS TO MUSLIMS Revelation 20:10 And the devil, who was deceiving them, was thrown into…
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Monday, March 18, 2019 THE GOSPEL OF BARNABAS IS A FORGERY _This is a great tragedy for Muslims_ A Deceptive Net That Pulls Muslims into the Pit of…
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Title: Muslims Worship Celestial Bodies and Idols: A Biblical Critique Author: Prophet Hebron Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 Source: Max Shimba…
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A Biblical, Historical, and Theological Refutation of the Claim that Isaiah Prophesied the Pilgrimage to Mecca By Dr. Maxwell ShimbaShimba…
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One of the traditions frequently discussed in Islamic literature is the statement attributed to Muhammad: > "The angels do not enter a house in which…
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The Quran claims that crucifixion was a punishment used in ancient Egypt during the time of Joseph (c. 2000 BCE) and Moses (c. 1500 BCE). However,…
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The Bible presents the Exodus as one of the most significant events in Israelite history , describing how God delivered His people from Egyptian…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues2,606 words13 min
The prophet Daniel is given visions in which he sees two distinct divine Powers or Persons, namely, the Ancient of Days and one like a Son of Man: >…
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In this post I will be citing from both rabbinic Jewish sources and biblical scholars in respect to the opening word of Genesis 1:1, namely,…
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In this post I will quote from some of the early Christian writers that either viewed the book of Enoch as Scripture or believed it contained genuine…
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In this article I will be citing some early and ancient Jewish and Christian interpretations of Genesis 6:1-4, where the sons of God that came into…
Category: biblical-issuesBiblical Issues2,565 words13 min
The Jewish translations of Psalm 22:16(17), along with some Christian ones, go a form of the Hebrew text that has the noun “like a lion”: “Dogs…
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Moses Maimonides was a 12th–13th century AD Jewish theologian/philosopher who was heavily influenced by the Greek notions of God’s incorporeality and…
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Luke quotes Jesus’ reply to a woman’s praise of the woman who birthed him: > “Now it happened that while Jesus was saying these things, one of the…
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